Marra's is a South Philly favorite. If you live in that endlessly fascinating part of town, it's likely the place your parents went on their first date; pizza at Marra's was probably one of the places you and your friends went to on those first out-without-the-parents excursions. It's also a local hot spot before a game at the nearby sports arenas -- an unfussy family place with everything you would expect from an aging institution. Service is South Philly friendly. On a good night, that might mean chatty and casual, on a bad night attitude-y and slow. The atmosphere is pure old-time South Philly: wood-and-red-vinyl booths, old-looking photos, etc. If you go expecting upscale Italian, you're going to be disappointed. There are traditional pasta-house favorites, such as ravioli and spaghetti doused in the house gravy, and mussels and calamari. The main draw, though, is the incomparable thin-crust pizza made in brick ovens. Portions are huge and prices very reasonable. -- Margaret Battistelli

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